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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – As the old saying goes: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” As much destruction as the flames from a fire can cause, inhaling smoke can also cause damage to your body.

Wildfire smoke is no longer a distant problem tied only to forests or remote mountains. It has become a daily health threat ...

Updated global data show wildfire smoke pollution is higher than past estimates, with implications for air quality and ...

Wildfire smoke is no longer just a short‑lived air quality problem drifting over cities for a few hazy days. New research ...

The Norman Fire Department shared on Facebook that there was a controlled fire at Slaughterville Road, between 156th and ...

Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting across the U.S., canceling flights and sporting events, and threatening severe health problems for millions of Americans. Chicago's air quality now ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Air quality and disease researchers say data suggests wildfire smoke can increase the spread of COVID-19 and other infections if precautions are not taken. Exposure to fine pollution ...

When the San Francisco Bay Area experienced a record 30 consecutive days of worrisome air quality alerts in August and September, Mary Prunicki began taking blood samples from firefighters. The sky ...

The CDC said cloth masks provide little protection against wildfire smoke because they don’t catch microscopic smoke particles that can get into the lungs. For COVID-19, cloth masks are used as a form ...

A new study finds that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer -- and that smoke particles from Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 ...

A major gas leak and fire at an ONGC oil well in Irusumanda village, Andhra Pradesh, forced evacuations as thick gas and ...